[Pride and Prejudice] The leisurely life of Miss Bentley

Dover and Hansford were both in Kent, and it did not take much time for Mr. Edarcy and Caroline to rush from Dover to Rosings Manor.

The Rosings Manor is surrounded by dense forests, and through the gaps in the leaves, one can see the beautiful building standing on a high ground.

The sky was clear, and the two walked through the winding path leading to Rosings Manor. Mr. Darcy had been to Rosings many times before, and the familiar place had no scenery.

It was the first time for Caroline to come to Rosings. If she hadn't been worried, she would have been intoxicated by the beautiful scenery in front of her.

When they reached the hall, Mrs. Gingerson was there waiting to show them into the living room.

After seeing each other after many days, Mrs. Catherine still had the appearance of a standard noble lady. When receiving them, she rarely eased the tense expression that had been tense for many days.It's just that anyone with a discerning eye can see the forced smile and unconcealed fatigue behind Madam Catherine's behavior.

It was very quiet at Rosings Manor.Whether it was Mrs. Catherine, Mrs. Jiang Jinsheng, or the servants coming and going, they all lowered their steps and lowered their voices in unison.

Seeing this battle, Mr. Darcy and Caroline couldn't help but look at each other, seeing the same worry in each other's eyes.

"Annie is in the room, go and see her."

Seeing that Mr. Darcy and Caroline prevented Mrs. Jiang Jinsheng from asking the servants to bring refreshments, Mrs. Catherine had a gratified smile on her face and asked Mrs. Jiang Jinsheng to lead them to Anne's convalescent room.

Anne's room was extremely luxurious and complicated, and there was even a wall of books on one side of the room, which was not fashionable nowadays. It could be seen that Mrs. Catherine wanted to bring the best in the world to her beloved daughter.

It's just that right now, that person is lying weakly on the bed. In the huge room, against the backdrop of the bustling sight, he looks even more pale and weak.

Although she was already mentally prepared, when she saw Anne lying on the bed weakly, with her pale face, closed eyes, and only a slightly undulating chest indicating the presence of her master, Caroline couldn't help covering her with her hands. He swallowed, tears filled his eyes.

A quick glance at the wedding, isn't it getting better?How did it not take long to become like this?

Mr. Darcy felt Caroline's slight tremor, and he put his arms around his wife's shoulders tightly, trying to give her support.

As if sensing their arrival, Anne, who had been sleeping peacefully, opened her eyes and smiled at Mr. Darcy and Caroline.

Caroline looked at Mr. Darcy pleadingly, and when Mr. Darcy nodded affirmatively, she gently broke away from her husband's embrace, stepped forward, took Anne's hand and sat down on the edge of the bed.

Comforting people, especially those who are sick, is not Mr. Darcy's forte.When that person was his cousin again, Mr. Darcy didn't know how to speak even though he felt sad.

That being the case, why not leave the space to Caroline and Annie.Mr. Darcy still had great confidence in his wife. Seeing that Caroline sat beside Anne's bed, he went out of the room and closed the door behind him.

Caroline has a lot of things she wants to say to Annie, she wants to ask Annie how she feels now?She wanted to ask Anne what happened?she wants...

But thousands of words turned into a sigh when it came to his mouth.

On the contrary, Annie, seeing Caroline's hesitation to speak, pulled out a smile and wanted to comfort her, but she didn't know that her smile was more uncomfortable than crying in Caroline's eyes.

"Caroline, don't be like this," Annie said, gently holding Caroline's hand with her backhand, "My body like this can support me until now, which is enough for me to thank Heavenly Father for his love."

"Didn't it get better before? Why did it suddenly get worse?" Caroline looked at Annie, who was giving up on herself, and still couldn't help asking questions.

Annie showed a dazed expression when she heard the words, "It did get better for a while before, but this year it was too cold... Maybe the heavenly father doesn't want to see me too tired, so he wants to call me back."

"Caroline, I'm afraid that mother will ask you and cousin Darcy in the future..." Anne's voice became lower and lower, almost silent.

"Annie!"

"I won't help you take care of Mrs. Catherine, and neither will Fitzwilliam..." Caroline said seriously, "If you want Mrs. Catherine to live a happy life, get well soon and stop saying such depressing words .”

"Oh, Caroline. You don't know..."

She didn't wait for the expected promise, but she waited for Caroline's "serious refusal". Even knowing Caroline's kindness, Annie laughed at herself. Would she still wait for the good day?

"Annie, do you know? In faraway Africa, on the Gobi Desert, there is a kind of flower called Yimi. This kind of flower is very strange. A flower has four petals, each petal has a color, red, yellow, blue, white , is really delicate and gorgeous. Usually, it takes five years to complete the work of interspersing rhizomes. Then, it accumulates nutrients little by little, and in the spring of the sixth year, it blooms green on the ground and blooms a small flower. Small four-coloured flowers."

"Annie, this kind of flower has only one tap root. Just think, in a dry desert, for a flower to bloom, it must meander and burrow into the depths of the earth in a lonely way, looking for a place where there is water, and then all Accumulate nutrients little by little, and bloom only after completing all the nutrients needed by the bud."

"Yimi can be so determined and unyielding in order to survive. Everything has brilliant rights, let alone people? Annie, why do you accept the so-called fate arrangement?

"Anne, this time we crossed the sea from Dover, all the way from north to south through France to Italy. Paris on the Seine, Marseille in Provence, Venice in Italy... If you can't see it with your own eyes for a short time, you have to get better. Let me tell you about my travels."

"...Didn't you say to make gadgets for your little nephew or niece?...When the time comes, you and Lady Catherine will go to Pemberley...you will still hug him (her) with your own hands!"

"..."

Annie listened to Caroline's words seriously, a smile gradually appeared on her face.When Caroline mentioned her nephew or niece who had no shadow, Caroline finally saw an expression of hope and longing on Anne's face.

"Caroline, tell me, is your little nephew or niece more like you or cousin Darcy?" Then, Anne asked cautiously, "Do you think they will like me?"

"Why don't they like such a gentle and amiable aunt? When you see them with your own eyes, won't you know whether they are more like Fitzwilliam or more like me?"

"……it is good."

Seeing that Anne finally no longer looked lifeless, Caroline felt slightly relieved.

"You are resting for a while," Caroline looked at Anne with expectant eyes, and said, "We will still be there when you wake up."

After receiving an affirmative answer from Caroline, Anne closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Seeing that Annie was fast asleep, Caroline pulled the quilt for her, then turned and left the room.

Mr. Darcy had been waiting for a long time in the drawing-room, with Mrs. Catherine and Mrs. Gingerson.

After Caroline had suggested with Mr. and Lady Catherine the idea of ​​staying longer at Rosings, Mr. Darcy seemed to have anticipated his wife's request.However, Mrs. Catherine was greatly surprised when she heard Caroline's words. As she expected, Caroline was not such a troublemaker.After observing Caroline carefully, Mrs. Catherine found that her sincere expression did not seem fake, and she couldn't help being slightly moved.

After informing the situation respectively to Grovener Street Mansion and Bingley Manor, Mr. and Mrs. Darcy stayed temporarily in Rosings' guest room.

In the days that followed, Caroline always accompanied Anne as much as possible when she was awake, and talked about what she had seen on her honeymoon trip, about her getting along with Mr. Darcy, and about Mr. Bingley taking the Bingley brothers and sisters when she was a child. Outings... Sometimes, Caroline would bring gadgets to Anne's bed, or show them to Anne, or make her laugh.

After the wedding, although Lady Catherine accepted Caroline, she didn't really like her.But during the days of Rosings's troubles, Lady Catherine's manner gradually softened, and at last she was almost pleasant.

In fact, Annie's biggest problem is that she is "fearful of illness".Being sick is not terrible, the most fearful thing is not having the firm heart to get better.Among all the influencing factors unfavorable to the disease, nothing can lead to short life than bad emotions and bad moods. People who are nervous, introverted, and unhappy are often the first group to get sick.

Since she was a child, she was weak and sickly. Mrs. Catherine was always worried that Annie would have sex, so she always let Anne stay at home.A lonely life without proper activities and friends, coupled with Anne's sensitive and complicated mind, is itself prone to various diseases.Trapped in cranky thoughts and anxiety, Annie's condition could easily deteriorate in a short period of time after she fell ill.

Accompanied by Caroline, the smiles on Anne's face became more and more day by day, and at the same time, her condition gradually stabilized.Later, when Anne could get out of bed, Caroline often accompanied her for a walk in the small garden or around Hansford village.

Mr. Bingley and the Hursts also had correspondence with Mr. Darcy and Caroline who were in Rosings from time to time, expressing their concern for Anne's condition in the letters.

Later, Annie's health improved day by day.Mr. Darcy took Caroline back to Pemberley Manor first, but every now and then, Caroline would write to Rosings, or visit Anne at Rosings Manor, that will be another story .